New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-03
PUBLTC SCHOOL YORK.
THE MONEY RAISED BY THIS CITY FOR THE STATE
TIE COMPULSORY EDUCATION LAW.


In the annual statement which Mr. jasper, City ST.
pcrncndcnt Schools, yesterday sent to state SUPER
lntcndcnt Draper he calls attention to several inter
csting facts. The money spent by tho city for LIS
public schools In tie Yer ending IN August was
Si106550. OF this saba 527 'r teachers sal
arcs and s04,5O2 t. the corporate schools which
the city aids Nr Jasper refers to the amount raised
hy the state for school purposes last year, total OF
S305c Cd Erw Y. rk CITY cont buto t ih's gu in
addition t. what She rails "a e. hrr own schools
SiG5j110 Ia TIE apporonwcnt Of m" school funds
of the State the share Of the for rs schools Is 70
turned Scsf35l. Last winter cons dcranl' alton
ton called TO 'hc Independent position which the
CITY held iu regard to the martycmc't OF her own
schools. cons dcrng the fact TIA Ncwfork contrib
rites moro thea half Of tn stat school flnd' and
that In addition to Tor own schools shH ctniibl''S
nearly million Il dollars 70 maina schol outside
Of the city 40 has good reason Mr. Jasper thnhs for
managing her own affairs.
Three ncw departments were added 10 tho NUM- or
OF schools during the year. ami one school VS. cOnsol
da ci making the tot ii number If schools now ia TIC
city .O4 The average attendance OF pupils tor t':v"p
i5i .Os1: I'm 1856 It was 15293G an Increase 81
I.l55 There were 4.O95 teachers In 1ss6 and Tho
present year shows increase Of sixty i've, NIX NJ
the total I,lG3. The full numlrr of Different pupils
taught lu all the schools 2]9,i71.
Tho statement give, an OF tie work thai his
been done TOW ard Introducing andaI ira ming In h'
schools aud ihr measures which A." cNpoc'cd !" he
tried during the coming yolr An abstract of ths re-
port on this subj ct is sir Draper who takes
an active interest in tho plans for Industrial Educd-
tion Ion Incorporation in his annual report.
On the subject II cpulu!,l IS education AZ prov'd
by the state Law, Mr. Jasper makes two Iecommchda
tlou. The Eu1~l OF Fdlc ,tnn IS required tc luircf
this law and twelve agents appoint'd by II
To carry oui ihc Troy Mr.. Ja>L'r point OF that
there Is much msappUhcnson IN this poiA'' Inc
law hr saws is thoroughly niorccd I'm the lower aad
Iu,r ihchly populated paris OF III 'h4' "h.l' !" -
most needed llo regards tie rtsHt - .al'lac Or
beyond uucs ION In evidence b y mt u IN ST.
ties u the pO,c authOii'c, In Tie i1ul y'"i'' nun
la.O IT, l11I hrfIc his at enforced, Ia" police
arrest It'd ia the G,lOJ chdicA Lciwccn thu a,s
i've ioariccn Aitcr ia.ing INTO nS.dsi a'loh
the enormous growth OF tho city since. the number ot
src,t- ~ tho children OF this ago from Loo 10 Leu
only atg3. extremely SEAL NJ eli ia Gu D.
tween these a-oS arc required by tho la" To- diehd
school al least fourteen Wcrhs OF thc year. and II en-
poyci At work during tie remainder Il the Tine they
must show = certificate from the school which tn al
tended The great deere arrests. Mr. JAS per saws
only be accounted Gy the efficiency of the Iu
ant Department. which prevents tie ch,d on from
crime The last years work shows "a ! II visits by
thrso agents ia the factories stores and home l72;9
eases wcr" Investigated: 1929 children placed
-rhooi- aud l,l0i wrc found Ia bo attend scho
census frequently tehcn OF ih" ch drrn a.! school
age ia the different wards Ia verify The result and II
has never shown that than fvc pr were not
attending srhps. Mr. Jnsrrr ur-rs that the act
should b. amended tO prevent chi,dicn bctWeon five
qua ourtern year, iOm runpnr ahpIt The streets
NhuOn~ly during the sch lol huus Whcn em lcyrd
and HAT parents or guardians who give fusr age for
thor chi1ion 10 escape The law should be liable 10
punishment